Reaserch- Genre- Miss Begum

What is a genre? Why is it important to know this?

Genre is different types of films for example Thriller, comedy, romance and action movies. There are many types of genres , it is important to know what a genre is because it allows you to be able to know what type of movie you are planning to watch and also it enables you to mentally prepare you for whatever you are going to watch.

The thriller genre- definition

Thriller is one of the many types of genres that there is, many people might think thriller as a scary movie but thrillers come in many different ways, thriller provides a rush of excitement and also everything that is to happen next is most of the times not expected. Thriller can affect the viewer’s way of thinking and the persons emotions, in other words thriller is a genre that when put into movies can keep the viewer interested and sitting at the edge of their seats.

Examples of Thrillers, state why/brief description of narratives
 

Lucy (2014)

One example of thriller that I can think of is the recently released film Lucy. Lucy is about a young woman who got caught in the middle of a drug deal with a mob boss, who plants illegal substances in her body in order that she will be able to travel to travel to a country and make it popular there, whilst on her journey to the country she was assigned to she gets violently beaten up by some of the mob boss's employees which then causes the bag of drugs to leak inside her body, the illegal drugs then cause her to develop skills than an ordinary would not be able to obtain, such as telepathy, time travel, the ability to choose where to fell pain, she's able to stop time, enhanced physical and mental capabilities. Her physical state allow her to fight her way through her captives and free herself, after doing some research she comes to find  professor  Norman who is able to help her with her condition. After finding out more and being able to tell the professor everything she knows she disintegrates into a computer.

Black Swan (2010)

Another example of a thriller would be the black swan the black swan is a movie about a ballet dancer who wins the lead  part in the performance of "swan lake" her teachers believe that she is perfect for the role of the white swan who is named princess Odette, but overtime she turns into the enemy Odile who is known as the black swan. In this movie you see the protagonist battle have a battle against her self. This movie would be best described as a psychological thriller because even though it wouldn't scare the viewer it would trigger their mind due to some of the disturbing scenes in the movie.



The Spirit (2008)

Murdered policeman Denny Colt returns as the Spirit, dedicated to protecting Central City from crime. His archenemy, the Octopus,
 is a ruthless killer who will destroy the Spirit's well-loved city to find the secret of immortality.  Moreuarry meets many beautiful women who would be happy to either kiss or kill him.

Sub-genres of thrillers- example

Sub-genres are a genre that accompanies the main genre in the movie, the genre will also be in the film but it will not be as obvious as the main

Examples of sub-genres are...

 

Romantic Thriller 

Ghost (1990)

Ghost is an example of a romantic thriller, the narrative in ghost gives the viewers a rush of excitement, and the love narrative would add more to the excitement as it would attract the viewers attention more.

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Taken (2008)

Action thriller

Over the years the film industry have been producing multiple action thrillers, one very known action thriller would be Taken. Taken is known for its approach to the scandal that is going around known as human trafficking. This gives the movie an ounce of reality, as it would make the audience connect with the movie. Action thrillers have that mix of adrenaline due to the action, and also that suspension due to the thriller.



Psychological Thrillers

One of the many other movies that are included in thriller would be psychological thrillers which would be known as to be traumatizing for some people and would prompt the mind, not just because of the scare but because of the disturbing scenes that are mostly shown in psychological thrillers.  Memento is one psychological thriller film which involves the protagonist having a loss of memory.



There's different sub-genres in the movie world at these are some of the many, there's also sci-fi and crime thrillers.

Common themes in thriller

Thrillers even though they may differ in many ways they always all have common themes between them such as they all have:

• Death
• Killing
• Crime
• Obsession
• Money
• Greed
• Family
• Relationships
• Love

The audience response to Thrillers

viewers can also tend to become frustrated with the movie
 which will often cause them to touch their face

When there is thriller it always gets people (no matter whether they are scared or not) intrigued in what’s happening and what’s going to happen next, also thriller tends to get people physically, mentally and verbally acting as the audience could be sweating, or in a mental state of mind thinking that they are somehow involved with the film and also it will get viewers shrieking If anything that they did not expect happens.

 


Conclusion; how has it helped my understand of thrillers and the coursework requirements

In conclusion I believe that my understanding of thrillers has in a away grown as before I was not really able to tell the difference between horror and thrillers, as I thought they were the same, the knowledge that I have gained will help me when I’m making my movie because it will allow me to make my movie in a way that will gain the audience attention and also effect the audience in a way that will get their mind working. I think many of the things that I have learned whilst researching about thriller will be used in my movie and also I will experiment with the subgenres and choose one that will stand out.

 

Miss Begum